Accessing a JTextField from another class

Question

I 've got 2 classes I am trying to get the value of a JTextField that located in a second class see the code
class1 myClass = new class1();
String text = myClass.jTextField1.getText();
System.out.print(text);What happens is when i run the program and enter some text in the jTextFild1 and then click on my Jbutton it does not print anything
the JButton is in the caller class
Could anyone explains to me what is wrong

Answer 1

an example would help maybe....
if you want to access your jtextfield from another class then:
import javax.swing.*;
public class FieldHolderClass {
public JTextField jtf = null;
public FieldHolder() {
  JFrame jf = new JFrame();
  jtf = new JTextField();
  jtf.setText("this is the text that is here when other callerclass seeks for text");
  jf.getContentPane().add(jtf);
  jf.setVisible(true);
public class CallerClass {
public static void main(String args[]) {
  FieldHolderClass fHolder = new FieldHolderClass();
  System.out.println((fHolder.jtf.getText());
}of course i have not written any swing app for a long time, so i might have forgotten everything... so, don't flame me when that code does not compile.
the thing that it's supposed to show, is that you make a <b>public</b> variabel (jtf) and you simply ask for it from another class by typing holderclass instances name dot and that variable name (in this case jtf) and dot and then call the method on that variable (or object...)
it might also be that you want your code to work the way that when you enter a text into jtextfield, then after pressing enter it would get printed on terminal...
in that case you should also register some Listeners... i remember that back when i was just getin' to know java then i had problems with it as well... but then again, i didn't read any manuals...
i hope i was somewhat help...